[Artemis]

Originally Posted by fs1977

Not slowing down under double yellow's has consistently been a 10 sec stop and go for about ages. So, might be a bit harsh, but at least it's consistent and not made up on the spot

"Compliance with the yellow flag rules is paramount for the safety of all parties and this requirement is clearly noted in the first item of the Race Director's Event Notes at every event."

"He blew his mind out in a car | He didn't notice that the lights had changed | A crowd of people stood and stared | They'd seen his face before"



Andrea Stella of McLaren complains that the penalty for the double yellows violation by Norris "lacks proportion and specificity". I don't recall Stella backing Verstappen for getting imposed a 5 second time penalty - demoting him from P3 to P4 in the Sprint classification - by the stewards (including Johnny Herbert) after the São Paulo Sprint because "the driver was 0.63 seconds below the minimum time at VSC End when the FIA light panels changed to green" or Verstappen getting imposed "community service" by the stewards (including Johnny Herbert) for having said "the car was f**ked" about his own car during a press conference.

"The stewards can apply their discretion, but the FIA stewards' guidelines prescribe a 10-second stop-and-go as the standard penalty for ignoring double yellow flags in a race.
Stella said "the penalty was deserved" because it was clear that Norris had not slowed down for the yellow flags.
"That leads us to two important requirements that we all, I'm sure, would like to know are applied when it's about giving a penalty - one is proportion and the second one is specificity," Stella added. "The application of the penalty lacks both requirements.
"The specificity has to do with what case are we actually considering? Is there an immediate danger for somebody? Is there a crash scene?
"This leads to proportion - the penalty needs to be commensurate, proportionate to the severity of the infringement.
"It's interesting that the FIA themselves were going on and off with the yellow flag and at some stage it was even removed. Which gives a sense how severe is the situation.
"Lando did not slow down, but the lack of any specificity and proportion is very concerning and is also a factor that could have a decisive impact on the championship quest."
Stella said the FIA should consider this "very seriously if we want fairness to be part of racing in F1".
He added: "We expect that this case of applying such a severe penalty in this case will be reviewed by the FIA and there is certainly material for improvement.
"We have expressed that we expect this case to be reviewed but we don't want to enter in any comment in changes of racing director. We don't have the elements to judge. We just trust the institution that is there to do this job."
He emphasised that McLaren had asked for the review to "put the sport in a better place", adding: "I am thinking about the future of F1, not this event specifically."
https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/a...s/c77jlregl8do